Multicentre, open-label, randomised, parallel-group, superiority study to compare the efficacy of octreotide therapy 40 mg monthly versus standard of care in patients with refractory anaemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding from small bowel angiodysplasias: a protocol of the OCEAN trial

INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal angiodysplasias are an important cause of difficult-to-manage bleeding, especially in older patients. Endoscopic coagulation of angiodysplasias is the mainstay of treatment, but may be difficult for small bowel angiodysplasias because of the inability to reach them for...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Grooteman, K V, van Geenen, E J M, Drenth, J P H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5030574/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27619827
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011442
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